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Held for Sale | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
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Assets held for sale [Text block] | 17. HELD FOR SALE On November 26, 2018, Emera announced an agreement to sell its three NEGG facilities for $590 million USD plus a final working capital adjustment made on close. Proceeds from the sale of the NEGG facilities will be used to reduce corporate level debt and support capital investment opportunities within the regulated utility business. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2019 and is subject to certain regulatory approvals including approval of the FERC. The applicable provisions of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act have been satisfied. As at December 31, 2018, the assets of the NEGG facilities were classified as held for sale and were measured at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less costs to sell. The measurement did not result in a fair value adjustment and the assets are no longer being depreciated. Included in assets held for sale on the Consolidated Balance Sheets was $777 million ($570 million USD) related to Property, plant and equipment. The NEGG operations are included within the Company’s Emera Energy segment.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of long lived assets held for sale. Disclosure may include the description of the facts and circumstances leading to the expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the carrying value of the assets held for sale, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176398&loc=d3e2941-110230 + Details
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